Overflow
περίσσευμαStrong’s G4051perisseuma
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Perisseuma is the Greek word usually translated “overflow” and “excess”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Meaning
Usually translated “overflow” and “excess”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- overflow 3
- excess 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 8:8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
- Luke 6:45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- 2 Corinthians 8:14But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
Greek dictionary
περίσσευμα perisseuma · overflow
περίσσευμα, -τος, τό (περισσεύω) [in LXX: Ecc.2:15 * ;] that which is over and above, superfluity, abundance: opposite to ὑστέρημα (which see), 2Co.8:13-14; pl., Mrk.8:8; metaphorically, π. τ. καρδίας, Mat.12:34, Luk.6:45 (cf. Ec, l.with; Plut., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overflow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OVERFLOW, verb transitive
- To spread over, as water; to inundate; to cover with water or other fluid.
- To fill beyond the brim.
- To deluge; to overwhelm; to cover, as with numbers.
All definitions and other forms of “overflow”
OVERFLOW, verb intransitive
- To run over; to swell and run over the brim or banks.
- To be abundant; to abound; to exuberate; as overflowing plenty.
O'VERFLOW, noun
An inundation; also, superabundance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.